Ok, the old phrase Primum non nocere, often attributed to Hippocrates, means, "First, do no harm." I am in a gaming clan, and as part of that, it's traditional to put together a graphic SIG and perhaps a little quote to go with it. Here is my SIG: I'd like to add to it, "First, do some harm." in Latin. I was going to go with, "Primus nonnullus nocere", but a translation engine gave me,"Primoris, operor nunnullus nocere." I rather like the primoris over primus, but aesthetics should not really count. I'm SURE those engines get sentence structure & tenses wrong, among other things. And so here I am, chronologically a full-grown man, wasting time playing games with other full-grown men & women, making silly pics for my avatar, and registering at a Latin forum to ask other full-grown people to put their education to a very silly use. :--) Thanks for your help. -DocJon :hugegrin:
Haha, don't be so sure about that! what game is it? |MAD|Sa Seba - teh enemy territory l33tn3s !!1! :roll: 8) I am sure someone here will help you soon!
Primarily Battlefield 2, with some Unreal Tournament 2004 thrown in. I used to play a lot of Day of Defeat, but the community went to hell after the Source version debuted - just chaos and obnoxious ppl ruining the fun for the ppl who wanted to game. I tried ET, had issues with it I can't recall, maybe lag. . .maybe I should try it again with the new fiber-optic connection I have. Just so I don't stray too far from the topic at hand. . . Cognito, ergo sum. . .though my high school teachers would have debated the cognito part -DocJon
Primum means 'above all' or 'in the first place'. Primoris - 'first, foremost, extreme' I think primum is more fitting here, but you can replace primum with primoris if you'd like. Anyway, I'd make it: primum aliquanto nocere Good idea, btw :hugegrin:
"Primum aliquanto nocere" it is! Thank you for your help. Much appreciated. If you should have a sudden desire to play Battlefield 2 or to learn to speak "L33t", I would be happy to return the favor. \/ -DocJon
just look over my shoulder sometimes, akela! there will be lots of l33t sp34k on my screen (not that I use it. all the noobs do though!) :lol: just kidding! I might give ut2004 a try soon.
